SP2 login:password@ no longer works in IE

[Enigma]

Why the hell can I no longer access sites which use
"login[email protected]" type addresses after installing SP2? All
you get now is a error message from IE without Ie even attempting to
access the site.

I'm guessing its M$ taking a shotgun approach to the fraudsters and
spammers, but in the process they have broken a useful feature.

There any way to turn this stupid behaviour back to preSP2 (apart from
uninstalling SP2)?

 

[Kelly]

Post this to the beta boards or beta groups.

 

[Plato]

Why the hell can I no longer access sites which use
"login[email protected]" type addresses after installing SP2? All

WARNING!

This technical preview is unsupported and is intended for testing
purposes only. Do not use in production environments.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

A security update is available that modifies the default behavior of Internet Explorer for handling user information in HTTP and in HTTPS URLs:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489

[SP2 seems to include this update]

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Tips_Page.htm
http://www.mvps.org



Why the hell can I no longer access sites which use
"login[email protected]" type addresses after installing SP2? All
you get now is a error message from IE without Ie even attempting to
access the site.

I'm guessing its M$ taking a shotgun approach to the fraudsters and
spammers, but in the process they have broken a useful feature.

There any way to turn this stupid behaviour back to preSP2 (apart from
uninstalling SP2)?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

"Invalid syntax error" if username & password are part of a URL
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Tips_Page.htm
http://www.mvps.org



Why the hell can I no longer access sites which use
"login[email protected]" type addresses after installing SP2? All
you get now is a error message from IE without Ie even attempting to
access the site.

I'm guessing its M$ taking a shotgun approach to the fraudsters and
spammers, but in the process they have broken a useful feature.

There any way to turn this stupid behaviour back to preSP2 (apart from
uninstalling SP2)?

 

[dglock]

it is a BETA version! for testing purposes only!
uninstall it if you don't like the way it works!
wait for the finished version, then complain!
don